Will AI replace Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers?
Estimated risk score: 18 out of 100
Very low replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (0 to 37).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 20 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 47-4021.00 · Construction and Extraction
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 3 of its 20 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
- Maintain log books that detail all repairs and checks performed.
- Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.
- Participate in additional training to keep skills up to date.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 16 of its 20 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Adjust safety controls, counterweights, door mechanisms, and components such as valves, ratchets, seals, and brake linings.
- Assemble elevator cars, installing each car's platform, walls, and doors.
- Attach guide shoes and rollers to minimize the lateral motion of cars as they travel through shafts.
- Bolt or weld steel rails to the walls of shafts to guide elevators, working from scaffolding or platforms.
- Connect car frames to counterweights, using steel cables.
- Connect electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors.
What the job is
Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.
Also called: Elevator Mechanic, Elevator Service Mechanic, Elevator Technician (Elevator Tech), Elevator Service Technician (Elevator Service Tech), Elevator Tech, Elevator Worker, Elevator Builder, Elevator Erector.
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Construction and Extraction). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate